Nausea, bloating, breast tenderness, headache, change in vaginal discharge, mood swings, blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness, or weight gain/loss may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

A hormonal treatment for heavy or missed periods Provera is in a class of drugs called progestins and is a synthetic form of progesterone—a hormone naturally produced after ovulation (when an egg is released from an ovary). It works by correcting the hormonal balance and regulating ovulation.

If I take it for the full 10 days, I will start my period either a day after coming off the pill or within 3 days. If I take it less than 10 days, it usually takes anywhere from 3-14 days to start my cycle.

Medroxyprogesterone is in a class of medications called progestins. It works by stopping the growth of the lining of the uterus and by causing the uterus to produce certain hormones.

Your period should occur 3 to 7 days after starting Provera. If you do not have a period after you finish a course of Provera, check with your doctor in case you are pregnant. Take the tablet as soon as you remember, and carry on taking the tablets at the normal times.

Although Provera may affect ovulation and impair fertility, you are not advised to take Provera as a substitute for some other form of contraception because it does not prevent the release of an egg (ovulation).

Provera and Pregnancy Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant while receiving Provera. Provera falls into category X. These medicines should never be used by pregnant women.

In healthy adults, it takes 120 to 200 days for most of the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate to be gone from the body. The manufacturer of Depo Provera® found that most women who try to get pregnant after stopping depot medroxyprogesterone acetate get pregnant within 18 months after their last shot.

Medroxyprogesterone and Pregnancy Medroxyprogesterone should not be taken during pregnancy. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant while receiving medroxyprogesterone. Medroxyprogesterone falls into category X.

This bleeding will usually occur 2-7 days after the PROVERA is finished.

If I take it less than 10 days, it usually takes anywhere from 3-14 days to start my cycle. I recently passes a kidney stone (ouch) which interrupted my provera schedule so I was only able to make it dose # 4. Today is day 11 after taking the last pill and I have started my cycle.”

Take PROVERA at about the same time each day. Taking it at the same time each day will have the best effect. It will also help you remember when to take it. Continue taking your medicine for as long as your doctor tells you.

Broadly speaking each progesterone contraception injection (Depo-Provera) will last for 10 to 12 weeks, after which there is not enough contraceptive left at the injection site to definitely prevent a pregnancy.

Provera is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms heavy menstrual bleeding, absent or irregular menstrual bleeding and as contraception. Provera may be used alone or with other medications. Provera belongs to a class of drugs called Antineoplastics, Hormones, Progestins.